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Sony finds Harrison's replacement in Shuhei Yoshida
Sony has finally settled on an executive to fill the shoes of former Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president (and Infogrames' current Directeur Général Délégué) Phil Harrison, with the company handing the baton over to the US division's senior vice president Shuhei Yoshida. The exec is something of a familiar face around the Sony camp, having first joined the company in 1986 before moving on to SCEI in 1993, where we can thank him for being one of the initial forces behind getting the original PlayStation off the ground. Yoshida was elevated to his most recent role in February 2007, and will begin calling the shots at SCE WWS starting, well, now. His plans for the company at this point remain anyone's guess, with Sony front man Kaz Hirai boasting only that the company "will reinforce our software business by further enhancing coordination among the studios under a new leader." Let us at least hope that part of that plan includes completing the work Harrison started and getting Home out the door someday sooner rather than later.
Sony offers a helping hand to smaller developers
Welcome to Game Yarouze! Digital Meister project. Much honor in seeing you. Oh, sorry. July 21 marked the date of the start of the aforementioned project, instigated by Sony to draw out independant game developers. The project, hereafter referred to as GYDM, is basically Japan's version of the soon-to-be-worldwide E-distribution system the Playstation 3 is attempting to set up.So, what's Sony looking for? Game Yarouze has been around for a while to help smaller game developers, but the GYDM project is aiming specifically for PS3 content -- namely, smaller games for download that have strong network play. Sony's accepting both proposals and projects in a running state. If your game is given the nod by Sony, not only will all of your development costs be covered by Sony Computer Entertainment (Worldwide Studios division), but your finished product will brandish a sword engraved with the SCEI logo and the SCE WWS Japan Studio label. Much honor in seeing you, right?
